WEBVTT ETTINGSUNBLOCK PROTECTION IN SCHOOL,ON NBC NIGHTLY NEWS.WANDA: GETTING STARTED ON THEPATH TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLEISN'T ALWAYS EASY.DOCTORS NOW HAVE A NEW TOOL TOHELP PATIENTS GET ON THE RIGHTTRACK.KENNY: NEW AT 6:00, OUR TALITHAVICKERS EXPLAINS WHY APRESCRIPTION TO GET MOVINGTURNED OUT TO BE A LIFESAVER FORONE TRIAD WOMAN.TALITHA: TERESA MCLEAN IS MOVINGFORWARD, AND DOESN'T PLAN ONGOING BACK TO HER OLD SELFANYTIME SOON.>> I COULD BARELY TURN OVER INTHE BED.I MEAN, I WAS OVER 300 POUNDS.TALITHA: NOW MCLEAN IS ACTIVELYWORKING TOWARDS HER HEALTH ANDWELLNESS GOALS, THROUGH THEGATEWAY TO SUCCESS PROGRAM HEREAT THE YWCA IN WINSTON-SALEMSHE IS FOCUSED ON KEEPING HERHEALTH AFLOAT BY EXERCISING ANDSWIMMING FOUR TO FIVE TIMES A>> IT GIVES ME SOMETHING TO DO.IT GIVES ME MORE ENERGY, AND I'MNOT JUST SITTING AND WONDERINGWHAT I'M GOING TO PUT IN MYMOUTH NEXT.TALITHA: SO HOW DID SHE MAKE THESWITCH?DR. CARLOS BURGOA-RIO FROM THEDOWNTOWN HEALTH PLAZA INWINSTON-SALEM SAW A FEW REDFLAGS, AND NOT ONLY WROTE MCLEANA PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDS, BUTALSO FOLLOWED IT UP WITH AREFERRAL TO GET MOVING>> BEFORE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THESEWONDERFUL TOOLS.BECAUSE THIS IS A TOOL, NEXTTRIPLE WE HAVE TO GET THEPATIENT TREATED WITH SUCCESS.TALITHA: IN JUST 10 MONTHS, THEGATEWAY TO SUCCESS PROGRAM HASALREADY SEEN A 67% SUCCESS RATE.>> THAT ENCOURAGES US TO KEEPREFERRING MORE AND MOREPATIENTS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THISIS EXACTLY WHAT THE PATIENTSNEED TO GET BETTER.TALITHA: AND FOR THOSE WHO THINKTHEY CAN'T DIVE INTO SOMETHINGNEW -->> JUST TRY.I MEAN, I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVERFEEL LIKE I FEEL NOW, THAT IWANT TO BE MORE MOTIVATED TO DOMORE THINGS, AND I THINK THEGATEWAY HAS ACTUALLY SAVED MYLIFE.TALITHA: IT'S THANKS IN PART TOSPONSORSHIPS FROM UNITED WAYTHAT ALLOWS PATIENTS TO GETADDITIONAL CARE THEY NEED FORFREE.AND THAT'S NOT ALL.>> ONCE THE PATIENT IS ENROLLED,THE ENTIRE FAMILY CAN BEENROLLED ALSO.>> THANK YOU.I WANT TO THANK HIM FORRECOMMENDING ME FOR THIS